Weekend (Indie Gay Film)

[Sceilig]

The one torrent download I found only went to about 38%, and then died. I've been searching for another one, but thus far have come up empty. If anyone runs across a new torrent download for this movie, I'd love to know about it.

Torrents aren't cool.

Or legal.

 

[TriBi]

^ And they aren't allowed at JUB. Sceilig was commenting on a post which I have removed because of that fact.

Please note the JUB Code of Conduct (link at bottom left of this post - and every other post made on JUB).

 

[miaedu]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me3B5wq2uzk&feature=related[/ame]

 

[miaedu]

finally saw it tonight with a group of friends. lovely.

 

[orton86]

It's Now On Netflix!!

 

[mav96213]

Last night I signed up for a free month of Netflix because they now offered this movie (thanks orton86). It was very good, the "low budget" kind of shows through "sometimes", and I found the conversations hard to hear at times. Overall it was pretty emotional for me, one of those movies that leaves a mark on you, and your left thinking about it long after the movie is over. I'm going to watch it again when I get a chance, it's one of those that you catch a lot more of it the second time around.

 

[miaedu]

I saw the movie, and sadly--I don't get the hype. I didn't care for it at all. Guess I missed something in it that others saw...

I found it very bland, the characters were not very interesting or likeable at all, the story was slow and just nothing new.

I've seen much better gay interest films that didn't receive this much hype.

I understand where you're coming from. Our group was divided. I loved it. Others felt the same as you.

To me it felt like i was eavesdropping on two people. it seemed real. Honest.

Maybe you should revisit it some time in the future and see if you feel the same.

 

[miaedu]

Gay and Lesbian Critics Name British Drama 'Weekend' Best Film of the Year

HOLLYWOOD, CA / Monday, January 16, 2012 — The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association today announced their top choices for the best in film and television of 2011.

he Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA), formed in 2009, is comprised of over 50 esteemed critics, entertainment journalists and pop culture critics who work for noteworthy newspapers, magazines, websites and TV and radio outlets nationwide. With Oscar Wilde as their patron saint, the group’s collective experience continues to offer society a unique and cherished perspective on popular culture. GALECA members nominate movies, TV programs and performances from a variety of categories, not just LGBT-centric. For more information, go to galeca.com and find us at facebook.com/pages/DORIAN-AWARDS

The complete list of Dorian Award winners is below. A celebratory toast will be held Sunday, February 19 in Los Angeles.

http://galeca.com/index.html

 

[unloadonme]

Weekend

Has anyone seen the film Weekend? It was released at the cinema last year and is due out on DVD and Blu-ray in March. It looks like a good buy to me.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkC7xHAfxm4[/ame]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1714210/

 

[IowaGuy]

Re: Weekend

It looks very interesting - I may have to check it out.

 

[miaedu]

Andrew Haigh’s Weekend is out on Blu-ray & DVD from March 19th

Andrew Haigh’s British breakthrough film, WEEKEND, has received wide critical acclaim and numerous awards since its world premiere last year at the SXSW Film Festival including the Emerging Visions Audience Award (SXSW), Best Newcomer Tom Cullen and Best Achievement in Production (BIFA), Film of the Year and LGBT-themed Film of the Year (GALECA) and the Moviesquad IFFR Award (Rotterdam). Andrew Haigh recently picked up the Breakthrough British Filmmaker award at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards and Best Screenplay at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.

WEEKEND was released in cinemas in the UK in November 2011 to rave reviews and quickly became a box office hit. Written and directed by Andrew Haigh (Greek Pete), the film stars Tom Cullen (‘Black Book’) and Chris New (Martin Sherman’s ‘Bent’) and is produced by Tristan Goligher (Late Bloomers).

On a Friday night after hanging out with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a nightclub, alone and on the pull. Just before closing time he picks up Glen. Over the next 48 hours, Russell and Glen become inseparable, gradually forming a tight bond that neither of them could have predicted – one that may change their lives forever.

Andrew Haigh’s celebrated WEEKEND depicts an unconventional love story with a raw, edifying honesty, making Haigh a refreshing new voice in British cinema.

Special Features:

Director & Cast Interview
Director & Producer Interview
Behind the scenes footage
Quinnford + Scout Picture Gallery with commentary
Weekend UK Premiere at the London Film Festival
English subtitles for Hard of Hearing (HOH)
Weekend Trailer

“One of the most satisfying love stories you are likely to see on screen this year” NEW YORK TIMES

“An impressive new voice in British cinema” SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

“A fantastic film that people will fall in love with… Film of the week, in fact, of most weeks” Danny Leigh, BBC FILM 2011

“One of the best, and most individual films of the year” Jonathan Romney, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

“A romance that is tender, funny and unafraid of the naked truth” THE TELEGRAPH
“Easily one of the most honest and poignant love stories that British cinema has produced in recent memory” THE EXPRESS

http://dvdfever.co.uk/?p=4262

 

[arpeggi]

Watched this a couple weeks ago and definitely think it's worth watching. It's a pretty simple and straightforward film. Very human and very intimate. More than any gay film I've seen, I related to the characters' circumstances.
I'm not sure if other gay men in a certain age group, generation, social venue, or class agree. But it was very relevant to situations I've been in and continue to be involved in.
Sure, the film isn't incredibly original. But it certainly is personal and excels at what it intends to be.
Recommended to anyone gay or straight, looking for a realistic little film about finding love today.

 

[pinoaguilar]

What I liked about this film besides the incredible acting by both leads is that both guys were very normal and not pretencious young gays that we find in our society here in the USA. I have only been to a few bars in London so I don't know how gay culture is in England. The fact that they were both working class Tom more than Russell and didn't have much money to spend made them more real and they didn't have to navigate the exausting gay culture in this country to have the best body and our endless pursuit for youth.

 

[miaedu]

What I liked about this film besides the incredible acting by both leads is that both guys were very normal and not pretencious young gays that we find in our society here in the USA. I have only been to a few bars in London so I don't know how gay culture is in England. The fact that they were both working class Tom more than Russell and didn't have much money to spend made them more real and they didn't have to navigate the exausting gay culture in this country to have the best body and our endless pursuit for youth.

I think you'll find "pretencious young gays" all over the world. Its up to each individual to choose to "navigate the exausting gay culture in this country to have the best body and our endless pursuit for youth" or not.

This story is very universal no matter where its set. That's what makes it so "real".

 

[pinoaguilar]

Yeah you are right.
I don't know why I got the names wrong.
Tom plays Russell
and Chris plays Glen

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[unloadonme]

I just bought the DVD and loved it, although the end was predictably sad. I thought Tom, particularly, was the sort of regular, down-to-earth, not especially right-on gay guy that we rarely get to see in films. I'd marry him!

I also got hooked on this track:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83iPcpY3TPg[/ame]

and have ordered the album Queen of Denmark.

 

[pinoaguilar]

I fell inlove with Tom also.

 

[miaedu]

'Weekend' Gets the Criterion Stamp of Approval

Like us, you've probably been wondering why Andrew Haigh's award-winning bittersweet gay love story "Weekend," hasn't come out for purchase on DVD/Blu-ray yet, given that it came out theatrically last September. Well we now have an answer, and we couldn't be happier for Haigh, a relative newcomer with only two features under his belt ("Weekend" and "Greek Pete"). The Criterion Collection has handpicked his sophomore film to join their roster. It will be available to buy in an extras-packed edition on August 21.

The film's journey began at the SXSW Film Festival (just like Lena Dunham's second feature "Tiny Furniture," which was also coincidentally released by the label) where it won the Emerging Visions audience award and found a home at Sundance Selects. "Revolving around a brief affair between two young men with vastly different perspectives on life, the film operates on a familiar dynamic; however, it works here thanks to the precise alignment of talented actors and a focused screenplay," Eric Kohn wrote in his review of the film out of SXSW. "Humming along on the commitment of its engaging leads, "Weekend" builds into a powerful encapsulation of an identity crisis over the course of three passionate days."

The extras on the disc will include new interview with Haigh, actors Tom Cullen and Chris New, producer Tristan Goligher and DOP Ula Pontikos; a featurette on the film's explicit sex scenes; two scenes from Cullen's and New's auditions; a video essay on the film's set photographers; two short films by Haigh; plus a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim.

http://www.indiewire.com/article/weekend-gets-the-criterion-stamp-of-approval

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

New high-definition digital restoration, approved by director Andrew Haigh and director of photography Ula Pontikos, featuring 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition

New program featuring interviews with Haigh, Pontikos, producer Tristan Goligher, and actors Tom Cullen and Chris New

New interview with Haigh on the film’s sex scenes

On-set video footage shot by New and others, and two scenes from Cullen’s and New’s auditions

Video essay on the film’s set photographers, Oisín Share and Colin Quinn

Cahuenga Blvd. (2003) and Five Miles Out (2009), two short films by Haigh

Trailer

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim

http://www.criterion.com/films/27783-weekend

 

[rotary]

Such a well done film. The song at the end got me

 

[MrFag]

I thougt it was boring...it was nicely shoot and edited but storyline and the people in it boring

and I dont understand why all these gay indie movies has to be so melancolic and sad ...there is alot of great thing being gay too